Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: KO stock price vs KMB: inconclusive — current versus $49.51 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at KMB's multiple
Implied fair value · at KO's multiple
Needs KO P/E.
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 9:42 AM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
COCA COLA CO · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe KO deserves a persistent premium for its stronger margins and stable growth versus KMB, then hold rather than add aggressively, because the current price is already above KMB-implied and DCF ranges even though KO's operating quality is clearly superior.
KO trades at $87.59 versus an implied price of $54.75 on KMB P/E framework, which implies -37.5% downside from that approach. The gap is driven by KO's richer valuation multiples across P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA, and EV/Revenue, even though KO's operating profile is materially stronger than KMB's.
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